Traveling to Xianwu

Chapter 425 Chuling King

Xiongju's residence is located in the southeast corner of Shangying, the capital city. It is a little remote, but it occupies a large area. He used the spell of obsession to influence the gatekeeper whose eyes were above the top. After he informed, Shen Chengping was ushered into the hall. middle.

"This is the unprecedented wine you want to present to me?" Xiong Ju fiddled with the wine bottle in his hand. Such a wine bottle was absolutely crude in his eyes, but the rich aroma of the wine after opening the bottle aroused His interest, of course, he cares more about Shen Chengping in front of him, even in the face of his insistence, his expression is still calm, and there is not much flattery, so he can't help but pay more attention to Shen Chengping.

"Try it!" Xiong Ju directly poured some into the wine bottle and handed it to a servant next to him. Obviously, he asked this servant to test the poison. Nobles, after the Cai Kingdom was destroyed, most of the nobles of the Cai Kingdom were captured and demoted to slaves, and were distributed to the clan and the homes of meritorious ministers by King Ling of Chu. This was actually the norm in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

The servant took the poured wine, because there was not much, the servant drank it in one gulp, and after staying for a while, seeing that the servant was only blushing, and there was no other abnormality, he asked, "How is it?"

"Master, this wine smells so fragrant, it seems like ice and snow melted in the first mouth, but when it goes deep into the stomach, it turns into a ball of fire, and the whole body seems to be on fire."

When Xiong Ju heard this, his eyes lit up. Although he was pretending to be a grandson so that he would not be considered a threat by the King of Chu Ling and killed him, but he had been pretending to be a waste of wine for a long time, and some hobbies were naturally developed, so Xiong Ju not only Lust is also good wine, and good wine is more than lust.

"Okay, such a good wine, I really want to taste it!" Xiong Ju was already a little impatient because of the aroma of the wine, and what Shen Chengping brought out was the high-grade wine that he had designed and rectified, maybe It is not comparable to modern high-quality wine, but it is definitely a lot higher than the wine of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. The wine has just been poured out, and the aroma of the wine has already filled the entire hall. His throat and saliva were almost dripping out. If it hadn't been confirmed that there was no poison, he would have been unable to hold back. Now that there is no problem, he would naturally buy himself a bottle of wine and drink it directly.

This is Shen Chengping's high-grade wine distilled, because unlike the servant who just drank a little, this bottle of wine choked Xiong Ju as soon as he swallowed it.But Xiong Ju held back, did not spit out the wine, let the snot and tears flow, and still swallowed the wine with difficulty.

After a while the smell of wine rose up and turned into a blush on his face, Xiong Ju then slowly spit out a word: "Okay!" Then he said: "This kind of good wine, we are not blessed to enjoy it, but Only the king is eligible to enjoy it, how much do you have now, I will dedicate it to the king."

Shen Chengping couldn't help sighing, it's no wonder that Xiongju will succeed in usurping the throne in the future, he has a high level of consciousness, knowing that he will please King Ling of Chu immediately.

"I only have two bottles of this wine, but please rest assured, my lord, the brewing method of this wine is the result of my intensive research. If you want to drink, I am willing to brew wine for you!" Shen Chengping said.

"Really, hahaha... Well, if I can taste such fine wine, I will give you a house, a hundred servants, ten beauties, and three thousand gold!" Yes, it is still necessary to dedicate the fine wine to King Ling of Chu. If there is a way to make wine, it means that he can also drink the same fine wine to his heart's content, so Xiong Ju was very excited and gave Shen Chengping a large reward.

"Thank you son for the reward!" Shen Chengping thanked directly, but he was not at all moved by Xiongju's large reward. The reason why he chose to approach Xiongju by offering wine, which is similar to luck, was because he The situation at that time, after all, now Xiong Ju is going to play the role of indulging in wine and sex. Ruoshui swaggered into the mansion, and the first thing he said was the strategy of governing the country, the summary of the art of war. Going out, so as not to arouse the jealousy of Chu Lingwang, this is not in line with Shen Chengping's plan.

But even so, Xiong Ju saw that Shen Chengping's rewards to him were neither humble nor overbearing, and he didn't take it seriously at all. A strange look flashed in his eyes, but he didn't go into it, but said loudly: "I am very happy today, I will wait for you If you don't get drunk, you won't go home!"

In fact, Xiongju has already prepared everything for the dinner party, and the fruits, vegetables, drinks, and beverages have already been fully prepared. After receiving his order, the dancers came on stage one after another, and the band started to play. The surrounding people are all just smack-smarts who only know how to puff their lips. The diners, who fiddled with each other and said some flattering words to make a living, flattered Xiong Ju happily.

In some texts or film and television works of later generations, how great the strategist is boasted, in fact, it is a partial generalization.There are quite a few talented people from the Strategists, such as Su Qin being the prime minister of the six kingdoms, and Zhang Yi being able to block thousands of troops with a single mouth, they are of course first-class talents. The confidence has reached a very high level. In contrast, these people are only flattering people, spending some days under Xiong Ju's subordinates, and only receiving gifts as retainers. Even Xiong Ju himself knows this.

In the early morning of the second day, Xiong Ju brought the newly packaged fine wine and came to Chu Palace with Shen Chengping to offer. Xiong Ju is the younger brother of King Ling of Chu, and if he wants to ask to see him, he can get a transmission directly.

The Palace of Chu is not as majestic and magnificent as the Forbidden City in later generations. It seems to have the soothing and romantic feeling of some Chu people. It is not so serious and solemn, but it has its unique charm.

"Where is Your Majesty now?" Xiong Ju asked the servant leading the way.Internal servants are eunuchs. Eunuchs originated in the Zhou Dynasty, but they were not thorough. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, except for the emperor and princes, all the men in the inner courtyard of the palace became completely non-men.

"Your Majesty is shooting in the West View Garden." The servant replied in a low voice.

Xiongju nodded and stopped talking to the servant.His identity is sensitive, and he talked too much with the servant, not only harming the servant, but also bringing disaster on himself.During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the rituals collapsed and the music was broken. Most of the families with bells and lanterns had no father, no son, and no brothers.In other words, when those in power fight for power and profit, they don't even want to show any shame on their faces. Whether it's a brother or a father and son, they won't hesitate to kill each other.

In Xijingyuan, a tall and burly man wearing a phoenix royal robe, holding a strong bow in his forehand, stood on a high platform, and shot the sharp arrow in his hand recklessly.Under the high platform, many slaves were covered with animal skins, running like wild beasts among the overgrown grass and miscellaneous trees, and sometimes they would make a sound like the neighing of wild beasts.

Whoosh!Another arrow flew out, and a slave who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old and could not tell whether he was male or female, dressed as a leopard, was shot through the leg by an arrow.The little slave didn't dare to cry out in pain directly, but imitated the leopard's wounded voice and moaned unceasingly.King Ling of Chu laughed out loud, with a very smug expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)